Toe and heel clip.



No. 629,9'45. Patented Aug. I, |899. H. C. YERBY & R. A. LUDWICK. TUEAND HEEL'CLIP.

(Application led Mar. 16, 1899.) (No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. YERBY AND RAY A. LUDWICK, OF LESLIE, MICHIGAN.

TOE AND HEEL CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent No. 629,945, dated August'1, 1899.

Application iilecl March 16, 1899.

To all whom, it' may concern,.-

Be it known'that We, HENRY C. YERBY and RAY A. LUDWICK, citizens of theUnited States, 'residing at Leslie7 in the county of Ingham and State ofMichigan, have invent-4 ed new and useful Improvements in Toe and. HeelClips, of which the followingis a specification.

Our invention relates to toe and heel clips for the pedals of bicycles,and its object is to provide an improved construction of the same. bywhich a support will be afforded to both the toe and heel and the clipbe counterbalanced in such manner that it will always be in properposition for a person in mounting the bicycle.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toeand heel support for a bicycle-pedal constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

In the said drawings the reference-n umeral l designates thecrank-pin ofthe crank of a bicycle or other similar vehicle, and 2' the pedaljournaled thereon. This pedal, which Y may be of any ordinary orsuitable construction, comprises the end pieces 3 and the longitudinalportions 4, formed with arms 5, provided with integral semicylindricalportions 6, which when connected together -form4 a sleeve which servesas a bearing for the crankpin. As before stated, these features may beof any ordinary or suitable construction, and as they form no part ofthe present invention a detailed description is not necessary.

The numeral 7 designates the toe and heel support, consisting of a metalplate provided at the rear end with teeth 8, which are adapted to engagewith the heel of the shoe or boot Serial No. 709,329. (No model.)

arms vare leather strips 13, formed with a series of holes near theirupper edges to receive lacing cords or strings 14; These springarms andleather strips form toe-:clamps which can be adjusted by means of thelacing-cords. The said support is located on the upper side Vol? thepedal, and. connected therewith by screws 15 is a countorweight 16,located on the under side of the pedal. The object of this counterweightis to balance the toe and heel support so that it will always be in theproper or most convenient position for a person on mountingthe bicycle.

In practice Whena person is about to mount the bicycle the toe and heelsupport by reason of the counterweight will be held in such positionthat the toe can be readily inserted .in the toe-clamp, and as thisclamp is adjustable it can be easily regulated to suit different sizesof feet. When the toe has been inserted in the toe-clamps, the teeth ofthe rear ends of the support will engage with the heel of the shoe orboot, and thus hold the same securely thereto.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim is- In abicycle,the combination with the crankpin, the pedals comprising the endpieces and longitudinal portions formed with arms having integralsemicylindrical portions which serve as bearings for said pin, of themetal foot-plate formed with teeth at the rear end and with toe piecesor clamps at the front end, the metal plate provided with acounterbalanced weight and the screws passing through said plate, armsand foot-plate for connecting the same together and clamping saidsemicircular bearings to the crank-pin, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY C. YERBY. RAY A. LUDWICK.

Vlitnesses:

p 1S. Coon,

Jos. DATsoN.

